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The gravity going into the secondary was a bit higher than shown in the brewing instructions, so hopefully it is just more fermentation. I just got back from being out of town for a few days. It's still kind of cloudy, and it looks like there are still some occasional bubbles coming out of the...

I am brewing a basic red ale from a Brewer's Best kit. After a week in the primary fermentor I transferred it to a glass carboy. I noticed when I opened the primary that it had a lot of solids floating around and was very cloudy. It started clearing up in the carboy as expected and all was...

I didn't break my first one, but it turned out to have a pinhole in the top that let water in when I was sanitizing it. Of course, that added weight and totally messed up the reading. I trashed it and got another one. I did break my first thermometer, though. I had one of the glass floating...

Thanks. I'll give it a tasting when I transfer to secondary in about a week. I've got my fingers crossed. The smell coming out of the air lock actually smells pretty good.

I brewed my fourth batch this weekend (wheat beer - Oberon clone) and like a dope I didn't start stirring soon enough when I added the LME. After steeping the grain at 160 F, I added the LME from the plastic bag it came in. I was trying to squeeze out the last little bit instead of stirring...